North Korea Signals a Seventh Nuclear Weapon Test Is Next

The country’s Korean Central News Agency gave this clear impression in a commentary boasting of the test-firing of its new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile.

Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, center, near what North Korea says is a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile on March 24, 2022. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

WASHINGTON — Another nuclear test might be next on the North Korean leader’s agenda.

The country’s Korean Central News Agency gave this clear impression Friday in a commentary boasting of the test-firing of its new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile. The propaganda outlet called the missile “a reliable means for deterring a nuclear war” amid “the lasting confrontation with US imperialism.”

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